India, Oct. 11 -- A collection of 17 character sketches, The Blue Potter: The Creative Genius of Punjab is a moving and deeply personal tribute to some of the region's most iconic personalities. Each of these is an inconic individual who shaped India's social, political, cultural and literary landscape. The Sahitya Akademi Award-winning author Ajeet Cour regales readers with unrecorded, previously undisclosed stories about these legends. From the charm of Amrita Pritam and the simplicity of Khushwant Singh to the fakir-like humility of VP Singh and the poetic brilliance of to Shiv Kumar Batalvi, she presents stories about them all. Her sketches capture the calm and restraint of Kartar Singh Duggal, extol the overlooked contributions of Mohinder Singh Randhawa, showcase the regality of Krishna Sobti, eulogise the literary voice of Padma Sachdev, and hail Jagjit Singh's mastery over ghazals. The Blue Potter is special not just because of the personalities it features, but because of the affection and emotional insight with which Cour tells each of these stories....